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1970s' Front Page News Assignment 
Students are to design and produce the front page of their own newspaper. Each student group will produce a newspaper front page. Students will incorporate the major elements into their version of what a newspaper should be, and the major components of a front page.
Rubric Code: QX4BBC8
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Newspaper Front Page
  Exceeds

Wow!...Well Done! Looks professionally done.

5 pts

Meets

Well done...but what else can you show me that I didn't ask for...

4 pts

Meets w/Assistance

I know you can do better...

3 pts

In Progress

Put some more effort into it...

2 pts

Academic Warning

1 pts

Articles

Exceeds

Contains all requirements and goes above and beyond all the material covered in class.
Meets

All 7 articles are well written and include all necessary information as outlined in the directions sheet. Each article has clear and relative headlines, illustrations, and are well written.
Meets w/Assistance

Newspaper includes 5 of the 7 required, or is missing headlines and/or illustrations. Articles are informative.
In Progress

Newspaper includes 3 of the 7 articles required, or is missing headlines and/or illustrations. Articles are somewhat informative.
Academic Warning

Newspaper incudes fewer than the required articles and headlines. Articles are poorly written.
Organization

Exceeds

Newspaper is clearly and neatly organized and visually appealing to the audience.
Meets

Newspaper is clearly and neatly organized. It is easily understood by audience.
Meets w/Assistance

Newspaper is organized, but could be neater or more easily understood.
In Progress

Newspaper is somewhat organzied, but not easily understood by the uninformed reader. Construction is not neat.
Academic Warning

There is no or little organization evident in the newspaper. Constuction is sloppy.
Presentation & Illustrations

Exceeds

Final front page of the newspaper is well designed, representing an actual paper. Students go above and beyond to make the newspaper page look as close to real as possible.
Meets

Final front page of the newspaper is well designed, representing an actual paper.
Meets w/Assistance

Final front page of the newspaper is designed satisfactorily and closely represents an actual paper.
In Progress

Final front page is poorly designed and has only a few characteristics of a real paper.
Academic Warning

Final front page is very poorly designed and contains no characteristics of a real paper.
Creativity

Exceeds

The group's newspaper page was very creative and unique.
Meets

The group's newspaper page was creative and unique.
Meets w/Assistance

The group's newspaper page was somewhat creative and original.
In Progress

The group's newspaper page lacked creativity and originality.
Academic Warning

The group's newspaper page was unattractive or messy.
Participation

Exceeds

The students in the group participated fully and had a major role in the development of the front page newspaper.
Meets

The students in the group participated fully and had some impact on the development of the front page newspaper.
Meets w/Assistance

The students in the group participated, but did not fully impact the development of the front page newspaper.
In Progress

The students in the group had partial participation, but had no impact on the development of the front page newspaper.
Academic Warning

Students in the group did not participate in the group and information provided was not relevant to the development of the front page newspaper.



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